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Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013 is important legislation that will simplify the rules and regulations around declaring a vehicle as off-road, and will bring clarity to the situation for car owners and those enforcing the legislation. I welcome the main tenets of the Bill, as will all honest decent car owners and...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: I cannot believe that in these difficult and hard times a Deputy would be so innocent and foolish as to come into this Chamber and make statements like that. This is €1 million that can be found and which would make the quality of lives in rural areas much better. If roads were better this would encourage tourists into our areas. It would help people to carry their children to...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: Facts are facts.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: I wish to share time with Deputy Alan Farrell.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to this complex legislation which deals with repossession. It is important to note from the outset that this Bill attempts to balance the law so that on the one hand, the principal private residence of an individual is protected, while on the other hand the banks' commercial interests can also be maintained. This is not an easy process in the...

Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: I call Deputy Jerry Buttimer who, I understand, is sharing with a number of speakers.

Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: Agreed. They are Deputies Patrick O'Donovan, Michelle Mulherin, Dominic Hannigan, Alan Farrell, John O'Mahony, Paudie Coffey, Peter Fitzpatrick, Pat Deering and Paul Connaughton.

Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: We are short of time so I will have to keep all of you rigidly to time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: The purpose of this morning's meeting is to meet with the chairman designate of An Post, Christoph Mueller, to discuss the approach he will take in his proposed new role and his views on the challenges facing An Post. Members are aware of the Government's decision in May 2011 to put in place new arrangements for the appointment of persons to State boards and bodies. The committee welcomes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: No doubt there will be many questions related to Mr. Mueller's experience in the business world. In that respect, he brings a lot to An Post. Is he aware of the report on this area carried out by the committee? We were aware over the years of the difficulties facing many rural and small post offices in terms of their viability. We carried out a report and it involved a great deal of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: Did Mr. Mueller pick anything out of it that stands out in his mind as a way to provide a sustainable future for the post office network?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: I would like to ask a lot more questions but I will be fair to members. There is a full attendance this morning, so Mr. Mueller can see the huge interest in this topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: Is 150 a recent figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: Deputies Noel Harrington, Eamonn Maloney and Terence Flanagan are offering. Does anybody else wish to ask questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: Mr. Mueller has many different areas to cover.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: Are members happy with that? Mr. Mueller has provided a very realistic assessment and we have covered a lot of ground. This committee is very committed to the last mile which is a big issue for members in their dealings with the public. We are sufficiently realistic to know that Mr. Mueller is constrained but An Post provides a public service. People are very committed to An Post and they...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (2 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: 209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of an agri environment options scheme 1 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21009/13]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (7 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: The Deputy received a great deal of information.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (7 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: The time for this question has almost expired. I will allow a brief supplementary from Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Tom Hayes: Which Deputy?